Roy Hodgson had to pass Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he ascended the stage to deliver his post-match assessment, the England coach offering the man who had illuminated Sweden's sparkling new arena a nod of acknowledgement as they crossed.

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled its new seven-man Politburo Standing Committee on Thursday, confirming Xi Jinping's elevation to the no. 1 spot in the line-up and the end of Hu Jintao's 10 years as party boss. Here's a rundown of the appointed members.

Time was, in the olden days, that in order to create a video game, or fund a film or album, or make a comic, you needed a generous and deep-pocketed patron, or a corporation behind you which thought there was something – profit, in other words – in it for them.